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updated 2:36 PM EDT, Thu May 31, 2018

Happy birthday!

Father Bernie Etienne, pastor at Holy Rosary Parish in Evansville and Vicar General of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his 60th birthday on June 9. Holy Rosary Parish will celebrate his birthday and his 25th anniversary of ordination with a special Mass held June 9 at 4:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Father Frank Renner, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Petersburg and Blessed Sacrament Church in Oakland City, celebrates his birthday on June 9.

Darlene Quinlan, assistant principal at Mater Dei High School in Evansville, celebrates her birthday on June 10.

Amy Cline, principal at Washington Catholic Elementary in Washington, celebrates her birthday on June 11.

Deacon Thomas Kempf, deacon and director of religious education at St. Benedict Cathedral Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday on June 12.

Happy anniversary!

Father Henry Kuykendall, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1986.

Father Gordon Mann, priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1992.

Father Ryan Hilderbrand, pastor at St. Mary Parish in Huntingburg, was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 2009.

Father Thomas Kessler, pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, was ordained to the priesthood June 7, 1975.

Father Christopher Droste, pastor at Divine Mercy Parish in St. Anthony, was ordained to the priesthood June 8, 2013.

Father Tyler Tenbarge, assigned to full time studies in Canon Law in Rome, was ordained to the priesthood June 11, 2016.

Father Ambrose Wanyonyi, associate pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Haubstadt, St. James Parish in Haubstadt and Holy Cross Parish in Fort Branch, was ordained to the priesthood June 11, 2016.